Motorcycle accident occurs on Apple Harvest

July 3, 2014

MARTINSBURG - A man riding a motorcycle walked away with minor injuries Wednesday evening after a traffic accident on Apple Harvest Drive, according to a deputy from the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department.

The man was driving a blue Suzuki motorcycle when two vehicles came to an abrupt stop in front of him. The driver of the second vehicle swerved to miss the vehicle ahead, but the man driving the motorcycle was unable to come to a stop in time, the deputy said.

The rider sustained minor injuries to his face when he flipped over the handle bars. He was wearing a helmet. Due to the minor injuries, he was evaluated on scene and released.

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A man riding a motorcycle walked away with minor injuries Wednesday evening after a traffic accident on Apple Harvest Drive, according to a deputy from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department.

The traffic incident occurred on Apple Harvest Drive at the intersection of Grapevine Road heading toward Martinsburg at 5:53 p.m.

Emergency personnel from Baker Heights and Berkeley County services was on scene nine minutes after the accident occurred, according to the deputy.

The Suzuki received minor damage to the headlights, but was up and running after the driver received care.

Traffic on Apple Harvest Drive temporarily came to halt, but returned shortly after 6 p.m.